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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago

Communications Strategist

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview

Office Manager / Communications Strategist at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago. This role is a strategic, creative, and analytical communications position focused on creating and leading the organization’s communications and narrative strategy, while working with the organizing team to amplify grassroots voices. The Communications Strategist will shape and execute messaging that engages diverse audiences, including the media, volunteer leaders, policymakers, and the public, to advance the organization’s mission and campaigns. The ideal candidate is an independent producer who can own projects from start to finish while collaborating across teams to ensure strategy, messaging, and campaigns are aligned and impactful. Responsibilities

Organizational Communications Leadership:

Develop and execute a strategic communications plan that advances the organization’s priorities in immigrant rights, criminal justice/police accountability, education equity, voting rights, and language justice. Partnership with Organizing Team:

Collaborate closely with organizers to integrate communications strategy with grassroots campaigns to drive policy change. Media Relations & Narrative Strategy:

Track relevant issues in the news, pitch stories or responses, and develop narrative change strategies to use media as a tool for advancing issue-based campaigns. Strategic Storytelling:

Craft compelling messages, talking points, op-eds, press releases, and social media content that highlight the organization’s work and impact. Key Qualifications

You have

3-6 years of communications experience , preferably at a non-profit or in media; You are a digital organizer and storyteller who can hold multiple perspectives:

You understand the power of narrative and storytelling in all forms for movement work, are passionate about ladders of engagement and moving people from online to offline activism, and are already personally active on social media; you can develop distinct content for different audiences and connect issue areas and policies for diverse communities; You can synthesize and distill:

You can break down big complex issues into their components and essential elements; You like to keep up to date with the news and the world around you; You are both relational and analytical , able to switch from audience interactions to writing analysis and translating goals into a tactical media plan; You are an expert across a variety of media , including digital, social, and traditional media; You have depth of paid media experience

to inform your work and bring new ideas to the team; You are detail oriented with strong organizational, time management, and project management skills;

you can handle multiple priorities, keep projects moving, respond to communications promptly, and meet deadlines; You are a clear, effective, and empathetic communicator

with excellent written and verbal skills for internal and public messaging; You are committed to self-reflection, growth mindset, accountability, and navigating conflict directly and compassionately;

you understand self-awareness and personal growth are critical to movement work; You are deeply committed to social justice, racial equity, and civil rights;

you recognize how identities impact communities and reflect on how your own identities show up in the work; You have strong self-starting work habits

with creativity, initiative, and mission-orientation, and you can work independently while being open to direction; You want to learn new skills and welcome coaching, training, and feedback; You know movement work is evolving and are adaptable to changing environments; You can be flexible in working hours, including some evenings and weekends

to meet community members and stakeholders (flex time offered; typically 1-2 evening or weekend events per month for this role); You are proficient in online platforms and tools (Zoom, Google Drive, Canva, social media, Microsoft 365)

and can learn new technology quickly. Compensation

This is an exempt, full-time position. This position is represented by a collective bargaining unit and is subject to the terms and conditions of the contract between Advancing Justice | Chicago and the Chicago News Guild. The starting salary range is

$75,000 - $85,000 , depending on experience. Advancing Justice | Chicago and AAMP offer a generous full benefits package. Inquiry and Application Process

Applications should be submitted electronically via email to work@advancingjustice-chicago.org. Attach: 1) Cover letter, 2) Resume, 3) two writing samples, and 4) three references. Please include

“Communications Strategist Application”

in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but applications received

by October 24, 2025

will be prioritized. We are aiming for a start date in January 2026. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or religious affiliation.

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